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The  University  of  North  Carolina  is  the  oldest  state  univer¬ 
sity  in  America. 

In  1776,  immediately  upon  its  declaration  of  independence  of 
Great  Britain,  the  State  had  its  first  Constitution  drawn  by  a  group 
of  men  meeting  at  Halifax.  In  that  document  they  wrote  “All 
useful  learning  shall  be  duly  encouraged  and  promoted  in  one  or 
more  universities/’  The  beginnings  of  the  institution  were  in 
1793  when  the  cornerstone  of  the  Old  East  Building  was  laid. 
Now,  after  a  century  and  a  quarter  of  service,  that  building  is 
having  its  interior  renovated  making  its  conveniences  completely 
modern,  but  preserving  its  historic  walls. 

A  Composite  of  Schools 

“All  useful  learning”  cannot  be  provided  in  a  single  school, 
so  the  University  has  constantly  broadened  out  in  its  endeavor 
to  live  up  exactly  to  the  charge  laid  upon  it  by  the  framers  of 
that  early  constitution.  It  has  become  a  “university,”  containing 
a  dozen  “colleges” : 

1.  The  College  of  Liberal  Arts,  in  which  the  student  may 

specialize  in  language  and  literature,  philosophy  poli¬ 
tical  and  social  sciences,  mathematics  and  natural 
sciences. 

2.  The  School  of  Applied  Science,  offering  special  work 

in  either  chemistry,  medicine,  or  geology. 

3;.  The  School  of  Engineering,  offering  training  for  ad¬ 
ministrative  engineering — civil  and  electrical. 

4.  The  School  of  Education,  in  which  the  student  may 

prepare  himself  for  teaching  or  administration  work 
in  either  the  public  schools,  or  the  institutions  of 
higher  learning. 

5.  The  School  of  Commerce,  in  which  the  student  may 

prepare  himself  for  administrative  service  in  any 
business  field. 


6.  The  School  of  Public  Welfare,  the  effort  of  the  State 

to  train  its  future  citizens  so  as  to  make  the  demo¬ 
cratic  ideal  workable. 

7.  The  Graduate  School,  for  advanced  study  in  any  field 

offering  the  graduate  degrees  of  Master  of  Science, 
Master  of  Arts,  and  Doctor  of  Philosophy. 

8.  The  School  of  Law,  for  full  training  in  the  law,  and 

offering  the  degree  of  LL.B.,  and  the  combined  de¬ 
gree  of  A.B.  and  LL.B.  Its  regular  course  consists 
of  three  years  study.  It  also  has  a  summer  session, 
offering  lectures  by  some  of  the  ablest  legal  minds  in 
the  State. 

9.  The  School  of  Medicine,  offering  the  first  two  years 

of  the  medical  course.  It  has  facilities  for  classes  of 
about  40,  and  has  been  recognized  as  one  of  the  best 
two  year  schools  in  the  entire  country. 

10.  The  School  of  Pharmacy.  It  offers  full  training  in 

Pharmacy,  and  awards  the  degrees  of  Graduate  in 
Pharmacy,  Doctor  of  Pharmacy,  and  Pharmaceutical 
Chemist. 

11.  The  Summer  School,  offering  normal  and  collegiate 

work  during  the  summer  quarter.  Two  normal  school 
sessions  of  six  weeks  each  are  conducted. 

12.  The  Bureau  of  Extension,  which  makes  available  for 

any  individual,  or  group  in  North  Carolina  any  ser¬ 
vice  which  the  University  is  able  to  render.  It  now 
offers  a  wide  range  of  courses  by  correspondence. 

This  educational  institution  of  the  State  isn’t  called  a  '‘uni¬ 
versity’  ’  because  it  is  euphoniously  more  pleasant  than  “college,” 
but  because,  measured  by  the  most  exacting  standards,  it  is  a 
University — a  composite  of  colleges.  It  is  a  University  that  takes 
its  rank  as  among  the  best  in  the  entire  country. 

Wide  Opportunity  Significant 

A  large  portion  of  the  work  in  either  of  these  “colleges”  is 
the  same  as  that  of  some  other.  They  are  therefore  closely  inter¬ 
locked.  This  makes  it  possible  for  the  State  to  provide  the  widest 
opportunity  at  a  low  cost. 

It  is  also  possible  for  the  student  who  enters  college  undecided 
as  to  his  ultimate  vocation,  or  the  work  he  wishes  to  take,  to  work 


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out  “on  the  ground”  his  own  collegiate  career.  If  the  student 
should  be  undecided  as  to  whether  he  wishes  to  enroll  in  the 
B.S.  Commerce  course,  or  the  Academic  Course  taking  as  his 
major  interest  Economics  and  Commerce  he  is  able  here  to  enroll 
in  either  and  after  he  has  spent  several  months,  or  even  a  year 
in  actual  residence  he  can  come  to  a  decision  without  the  loss  of 
time  or  money.  His  decision  can  then  have  in  its  make-up  actual 
contact  with  one  particular  course,  wide  information  from  the 
teachers  in  his  department  and  the  department  to  which  he  is 
thinking  of  transferring,  and  information  from  other  students. 

Frequently  this  sort  of  opportunity  is  not  appreciated  by  one 
coming  from  high  school.  Too  often  we  find  young  men  “strain¬ 
ing  at  the  bit”  trying  to  make  decisions  for  themselves  for  their 
entire  college  course  in  advance  of  their  entering.  This  is  a 
handicap.  If  further  training  means  anything  to  a  young  man  it 
means  that  as  he  goes  forward  he  is  more  and  more  able  to  settle 
questions  for  himself.  Why  then  negate  one  of  the  advantages  of 
going  to  college,  by  “settling  everything”  in  advance?  Go  to 
college  to  grow  to  full  stature,  and  not  merely  to  try  to  execute 
preconceived  notions  about  things.  Opportunity  to  do  his  is 
provided  by  the  University. 

University  Standing  Recognized 

When  a  student  wins  a  degree  from  the  University  of  North 
Carolina  he  has  a  “trade  mark”  that  is  accepted  throughout  the 
world.  It  isn’t  a  local  brand,  that  can  circulate  in  only  the  imme¬ 
diate  neighborhood. 

The  recent  unanimous  election  of  the  University  to  the  Asso¬ 
ciation  of  American  Universities  is  a  recognition  of  its  high  stand¬ 
ing  by  its  own  peers.  There  are  only  two  southern  institutions  in 
this  association — Virginia  and  North  Carolina.  Virginia  was  a 
charter  member,  thus  the  University  of  North  Carolina  is  the 
only  Southern  institution  ever  elected  to  membership  in  this 
group — small  group  of  the  greatest  educational  institutions  of 
America.  There  are  numerous  other  instances  of  the  accepted 
high  standing  of  this  University.  Sons  of  North  Carolina  are 
entitled  to  just  as  wide  and  fine  an  educational  opportunity  as 
are  the  sons  of  any  other  commonwealth,  and  this  the  State  has 
provided  at  Chapel  Hill. 


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Requirements  for  Admission 

Admission  may  be  gained  either  by  certification,  or  by  exami¬ 
nation.  Admission  without  examination  may  be  gained  by  pre¬ 
senting  a  certificate  showing  the  completion  of  fifteen  units  from 
an  accredited  high  school.  These  fifteen  units  represent  gradu¬ 
ation  from  a  regular  four  year  high  school  course.  In  order  to 
be  a  candidate  for  a  degree  the  student  must  not  only  have  a 
certificate  showing  fifteen  units  of  credit,  but  must  meet  the  speci¬ 
fic  requirements  laid  down  by  the  school  or  college  in  which  that 
degree  is  conferred. 

Since  the  University  is  a  State  institution,  mature  persons 
twenty-one  years  of  age  or  over  who  cannot  meet  the  regular 
requirements  for  admission,  may  be  admitted  for  special  work 
provided  they  present  to  the  Entrance  Committee  evidence  that 
they  have  such  training  as  will  enable  them  to  profit  by  the  in¬ 
struction  in  the  School  in  which  they  seek  admission. 

Women  students  are  admitted  to  the  Graduate  and  Profes¬ 
sional  schools,  to  the  two  upper  classes,  and  by  special  action  in 
each  individual  case  women  who  are  residents  in  Chapel  Hill 
may  be  admitted  to  any  work  in  the  institution.  In  each  instance, 
of  course,  they  must  meet  the  regular  requirements  for  admission 
already  laid  down. 

A  Growing  Institution 

Although  the  University  has  attained  a  high  standing  in  the 
higher  educational  world,  it  isn’t  a  fixed  institution.  Each  new 
year,  each  improvement,  every  unit  of  growth  lays  upon  it  new 
difficulties.  It  is  constantly  growing  to  meet  these  new  situa¬ 
tions.  It  is  keenly  alive  to  its  shortcomings  and  striving  cease¬ 
lessly  to  eliminate  them.  Its  problem  today  with  2,000  students  is 
in  a  large  measure  different  from  what  it  was  five  years  ago  with 
scarcely  more  than  half  that  number.  Its  problem  five  years  from 
today  with  3,000  students  will  not  be  entirely  what  it  is  today. 

In  addressing  the  University  alumni  on  June  12th,  President 
Chase  said  in  part: 


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“It  has  occurred  to  all  of  you,  I  know,  that  the  problem 
of  personal  contacts,  that  solves  itself  in  a  small  com¬ 
munity,  must  be  worked  out  in  a  planful  way  in  a  large 
group.  It  is  my  firm  belief  that  no  individual  need  be  lost  in 
the  machinery  of  a  large  institution ;  that  the  problem  is  one 
that  can  be  solved  by  intelligently  organizing  for  its  solution. 
We  are  making,  I  am  convinced,  very  helpful  beginnings  by 
the  development  of  inter-dormitory  athletics  and  dormitory 
organization,  by  the  work  of  the  Dean  of  Students,  which 
has  this  year  centered  especially  on  freshmen,  by  the  social 
program  of  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.,  by  the  conversion  of  Memorial 
Hall  into  a  usable  chapel,  and  by  the  work  of  49  volunteer 
members  of  the  faculty  who  have  acted  as  advisors,  each  to 
a  group  of  freshmen,  with  results  that  have  been  distinctly 
encouraging.  We  are  making  next  year  the  beginnings 
.  .  .  to  furnish  to  students  systematic  advice  on  voca¬ 

tions.  We  have  given  to  all  freshmen  this  year,  and  will 
continue,  mental  tests  that  will  be  of  increasing  value  as 
they  are  continued  year  by  year :  in  short,  as  we  make  some 
progress  in  putting  together  the  resources  of  a  large  insti¬ 
tution  to  help  individuals  find  themselves,  I  am  more  and 
more  of  the  opinion  that  the  large  institution  can  carry,  if 
only  it  sets  its  mind  to  it,  real  helpfulness  to  the  individual, 
in  things  outside  the  classroom,  just  as  far,  and  perhaps 
farther,  than  can  the  small  college.” 

Before  the  “problem  of  size”  really  becomes  acute  in  Chapel 
Hill  the  University  is  working  it  out  in  the  most  thoroughgoing 
way  of  any  institution  in  this  entire  section  of  the  country.  Al¬ 
ready  other  institutions  are  handling  student  bodies  of  from 
8,000  to  10,000  population  in  a  successful  manner. 

Fourth  Quarter 

Henceforth  the  University  plant  will  be  in  operation  for 
twelve  months  each  year.  During  the  fourth  quarter,  running 
from  June  to  September,  a  student  may  pursue  regular  under¬ 
graduate  or  graduate  work;  or  normal  school  work  may  be  had 
in  either  of  the  two  six-weeks  summer  sessions  which  divide 
equally  the  fourth  quarter. 

Student  Activities 

Extra-curriculum  student  activities  of  every  worthwhile 
character  are  handsomely  provided  for  at  the  University,  whether 


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a  student  be  interested  in  dramatics,  music,  athletics,  forensics, 
newspaper  or  magazine  work,  fraternities,  etc.  These  student 
activities,  when  properly  handled,  have  come  to  be  recognized  as 
of  great  value  to  the  student.  Athletics  which  some  have  charged 
are  swallowing  up  the  undergraduate  life  of  the  student  are  being 
attacked  in  a  thoughtful  manner,  with  the  ultimate  good  of  the 
largest  number  of  students  the  principal  aim.  Something  of  the 
point  of  view  which  dominates  our  coaches  may  be  gleaned  from 
the  following  quotations  from  a  letter  from  Mr.  R.  A.  Fetzer, 
Athletic  Director,  which  he  has  recently  mailed. 

.  .  I  wish  to  remind  you  of  the  striking  similarity 

between  athletics  and  real  life.  Success  is  not  a  ‘‘mere 
happening,”  an  accident ;  and  the  “lucky  breaks”  or  “hard 
luck  reverses”  are  usually  the  result  of  our  ability  or  inability 
to  take  advantage  of  the  opportunities,  whether  it  is  in  the 
game  or  in  life. 

“We  have  tried  to  stress  the  mental  attitude  as  an  im¬ 
portant  factor  in  athletic  success,  and  yet  we  have  hardly 
begun  to  realize  the  possibilities  in  this  field.  .  .  .  Our 

only  hope  for  continued  and  increased  athletic  success  lies 
in  the  utilization  of  every  ounce  of  available  material  and 
the  development  of  a  “spirit”  that  will  rise  to  overcome  any 
handicap.  .  .  .  Will  you  put  your  whole  heart  into  the 

realization  of  this  ideal?  Be  loyal,  enthusiastic,  unselfish, 
considerate,  liberal,  patient,  persistent  and  determined.  .  . 

Check  your  daily  habits,  see  that  you  are  respecting  the  laws 
of  nature,  not  burning  the  candle  at  both  ends.  .  .  .  Eat 

wholesome  food,  sleep  enough,  preferably  from  eleven  to 
seven.  Take  some  definite  exercise  every  day — physical  work, 
walking,  running,  tennis,  swimming,  etc.,  and  take  a  few 
minutes  of  deep  breathing  exercise  night  and  morning.  .  .” 

The  standards  of  student  life  at  Chapel  Hill  are  a  remarkable 
tribute  to  the  University  and  to  the  people  of  North  Carolina. 
The  system  of  student  self-government  is  unique  in  the  entire 
country — self-government  in  the  finest  sense  of  that  fine  term. 
Not  a  system  of  student  courts ;  not  a  constitutionally  organized 
student  association,  but  a  place  where  every  man  is  accepted  as  a 
gentleman  on  the  assumption  that  he  carries  within  himself  the 
standards, — or  the  ambition  for  those  standards  that  will  make 
him  live  above  the  exactions  of  a  law  which  can  express  only  a 
general  average,  where  a  man  is  accepted  as  the  finest  thing  that 


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God  has  created  and  not  to  be  subordinated  to  system.  After  a 
weeks  visit  with  University  students,  Mr.  Sherwood  Eddy,  of 
Yale  University,  who  has  spent  the  major  portion  of  his  life 
studying  on  four  continents,  said  that  with  one  exception  this  is 
the  most  seriously  thoughtful  and  democratic  group  of  students 
he  has  ever  known. 

Costs  No  More 

This  wide  educational  opportunity  costs  no  more  than  it  would 
cost  to  attend  an  institution  where  the  opportunities  for  a  student 
are  not  even  comparable  to  those  at  the  University.  In  fact,  this 
opportunity  at  North  Carolina’s  University  is  not  beyond  the  reach 
of  any  determined  young  man  who  is  capable  of  doing  the  work. 

There  is  no  standard  of  expenditures  that  a  student  must  live 
up  to  in  order  to  be  “a  good  fellow.”  Out  of  a  student  body  of 
a  little  less  than  2,000  for  the  year  just  passed,  700  students  were 
earning  their  college  expenses  in  whole  or  in  part.  This  figure 
represents  the  efforts  of  young  men  who  could  not  otherwise 
attend  college.  They  do  not  include  the  son  of  the  wealthy,  doting 
father  who  “is  lending”  his  son  money  on  which  to  attend  college. 
These  men  performed  67  varieties  of  labor  in  Chapel  Hill  in 
arder  to  remain  at  the  University . 

The  University  offers,  in  brief,  an  opportunity  for  the  man  of 
wealth  to  use  his  money  wisely ;  it  offers  to  the  man  without 
money  but  with  worth,  ability,  and  determination  an  opportunity 
to  complete  his  college  course  under  the  most  favored  circum¬ 
stances  at  a  very  minimum  of  cost.  The  writer  knows  of  one 
student  at  Chapel  Hill  who  spent  thousands  of  dollars  in  one  year 
(which  is  usually  unwise)  ;  and  he  knows  of  another  who  remained 
here  five  years,  winning  two  degrees,  working  his  entire  way 
through  the  University  and  left  with  thousands  of  dollars  in  the 
bank!  (Those  interested  in  securing  work  to  help  themselves 
through  the  University  should  address  Dean  F.  F.  Bradshaw, 
Chairman  of  the  Student  Employment  Committee.) 

The  University  has  loan  funds  available  for  the  students  of 
limited  financial  means. 


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Scholarships 

The  President  of  the  University  has  within  his  gift  a  limited 
number  of  privately  endowed  scholarships  which  pay  tuition  in 
the  academic  department,  amounting  only  to  $60.00  per  year. 
Under  State  law,  tuition  in  the  academic  department  is  given  to 
those  who  agree  to  teach  two  years  after  leaving  college,  and  to 
sons  of  ministers.  The  importance  of  a  scholarship,  however, 
seems  to  be  greatly  exaggerated  in  the  minds  of  parents  and  pros¬ 
pective  students. 

Students  who  decide  to  go  to  college  should  give  the  most 
thoughtful  attention  to  their  choice  of  a  college.  Too  frequently 
trivial  considerations  play  an  important  part  in  the  decision  of 
this  all  important  question.  A  difference  of  twenty-five  dollars 
in  the  cost;  the  promise  of  a  place  that  pays  fifty  dollars  a  year; 
the  promise  of  a  scholarship  worth  twenty  dollars  a  quarter  will 
frequently  determine  the  question  without  thought  of  possible 
difference  in  the  quality  and  worth  of  what  the  student  is  seeking. 
A  student  cannot  give  up  the  big,  permanent  things  of  his  thor¬ 
ough  training  for  the  particular  thing  he  wishes  to  do  for  a  scho¬ 
larship,  or  a  small  job.  Your  own  fine  training  and  development 
is  the  paramount  consideration  ! 

Housing  University  Students 

University  students  are  housed  in  University  dormitories, 
fraternity  houses,  and  homes  and  cottages  in  Chapel  Hill. 

Already  (August  6th,  1923)  the  dormitories  are  filled,  some 
vacancies  will  occur  on  account  of  failure  on  the  part  of  those 
holding  rooms  to  return  to  college.  The  fraternity  houses  are 
filled  by  the  fraternities  themselves,  usually  after  the  fall  initia¬ 
tions  which  are  held  at  the  opening  of  college.  Over  this  space 
the  University  can  exercise  no  control,  although  this  space  ac¬ 
commodates  about  200  students.  The  space  for  rent  in  private 
homes  is  handled  directly  by  the  owner  with  those  who  are  to 
occupy  the  rooms.  The  University  gladly  acts  as  mediator,  bring¬ 
ing  these  openings  to  the  attention  of  students  seeking  rooms. 

A  survey  of  the  rooming  space  of  the  entire  town  which  is 
just  complete  indicates  that  the  University  will  be  able  to  accom- 


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modate  the  number  it  estimates  will  apply  in  September,  but  the 
available  space  is  going  to'  be  taxed  to  the  limit.  It  is  not  possible 
to  definitely  assign  all  space  in  advance  as  some  of  the  people 
of  the  town  prefer  to  wait  and  see  those  who  are  to  occupy  space 
in  their  home.  This  desire  is  quite  understandable  since  the  stu¬ 
dents  virtually  become  a  part  of  the  family  as  there  are  no  large 
apartment  houses.  As  already  indicated,  some  additional  space  is 
held  open  by  the  fraternities  awaiting  their  fall  initiations.  Usu¬ 
ally  then,  the  University  has  been  able  to  place  from  about  fifty  to 
seventy  students  each  fall  who  have  not  been  able  to  make  definite 
arrangements  before  reaching  Chapel  Hill. 

The  University  is  very  anxious  to  accommodate  all  those  who 
seek  admission  this  fall.  It  will  greatly  facilitate  the  work  in 
Chapel  Hill,  and  contribute  to  your  own  comfort  if  you  can 
make  your  decision  as  early  as  possible  and  file  your  application. 
This  is  said  with  no  desire  to  “scare  you”  into  the  University. 
It  is  a  simple  request  for  co-operation  which  will  enable  the  Uni¬ 
versity  to  avoid  the  confusion  and  delay  usually  incident  to  the 
opening  of  college  in  a  small  town  where  all  available  space  has 
been  used  for  the  last  several  years. 

Location  and  Atmosphere 

Chapel  Hill,  the  seat  of  the  State’s  University,  is  a  most  de¬ 
lightful  town  of  2,000  people.  It  is  located  twelve  miles  south¬ 
west  of  Durham,  jitneys  making  connection  with  all  trains  at 
Durham.  The  town  is  almost  exactly  the  geographic  center  of  the 
State. 

Life  in  Chapel  Hill  is  almost  ideal.  The  village  has  grown 
up  around  the  University  and  its  needs.  Although  set  apart 
from  the  distractions,  crime,  and  hindrances  of  a  large  center,  we 
are  yet  in  close  contact  with  the  outside  world — only  eighteen 
hours  from  New  York  City,  one  and  one-half  from  Raleigh,  and 
six  from  Charlotte. 

The  religious  needs  of  the  community  are  handsomely  pro¬ 
vided  for  by  the  activities  of  our  own  Y.  M.  C.  A.  and  five 
churches — Baptist,  Presbyterian,  Methodist,  Episcopal  and 
Christian.  Five  years  ago  the  Christian  Church  opened  its  new 


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building  here ;  the  Presbyterians  two  years  ago ;  the  Baptists  dur¬ 
ing  the  current  year ;  and  both  the  Methodists  and  Episcopalians 
are  to  build  or  rebuild  during  the  coming  few  months.  The  need 
for  these  churches  is  created  largely  by  the  presence  of  Univer¬ 
sity  students  and  faculty,  and  naturally  these  receive  the  large 
attention  of  resident  pastors  and  church  workers. 


Registration  for  the  fall  quarter  will  be  held  on  September 
18th  and  19th.  Lectures  begin  on  September  20th. 

The  University  welcomes  the  opportunity  to  be  of  service. 
If  there  is  further  information  which  you  desire,  whether  you  are 
preparing  to  become  a  student  or  not,  we  shall  appreciate  the  cour¬ 
tesy  if  you  will  allow  us  to  answer  your  inquiries  about  rooms, 
specific  courses,  correspondence  work,  loans,  or  anything  connected 
with  the  University  of  North  Carolina.  Address  Daniel  L.  Grant, 
office  of  the  President,  University  of  North  Carolina,  Chapel 
Hill,  North  Carolina. 


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